Diageo

Director, Supply Chain Canada

Diageo$110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MBA or business degree preferred
  • 10+ years in operations and supply chain management
  • Proven track record in supply chain strategy development
  • Ability to influence within a matrixed organization
  • Experience with Advanced Planning Systems (SAP preferred)
  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Innovative problem-solving capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead Canadian Supply Operations and represent Supply on the Canadian Leadership Team
  • Manage a team of 40+ across various supply chain functions
  • Ensure continuity of supply and efficient demand-supply interaction
  • Drive cross-functional strategic programs for total supply chain improvement
  • Proactively communicate with key partners regarding supply chain status
  • Develop and implement optimized supply chain strategies for Canada
  • Build partnerships with Liquor Boards and trade bodies

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements to support wellbeing
  • Highly competitive rewards and benefits package
  • Opportunities for career growth and development
  • Support for continuous improvement and skills upgrade
Full Job Description
Job Description :

About the Function:

Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.

With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.

It's fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers' hands, you'll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.

Position Title: Supply Director, Canada

Location: Dunwin Drive, Toronto, Canada

Reports to: VP Supply Chain Canada

About the role:
Seeking an experienced Supply Chain professional to lead Canadian Supply Operations and drive the change needed to support Diageo Canada's ambitions with evolving customers and consumer needs.

The ideal candidate will have proven ability to lead change within supply chain operations and a strong track record of delivering against strategic objectives while maintaining high standards of execution.

They will have experience managing multiple supply chain functions with a focus on both execution and continuous improvement, as well as exceptional leadership skills with the ability to influence cross functional teams and partners.

The successful candidate will lead key Canadian Supply functions, including:

Customer Operations, VAP (Value Added Packaging), Demand & Supply Planning, Bailment Inventory Planning, and Ontario Keg Operations

Beer Distribution. They will also orchestrate supply chain dependencies across Logistics, Conversion, Innovation, and Finance.

Supply is a critical element to market success and this position will be expected to offer partnership and thought leadership to the expanded Canadian Leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership Responsibility:

Provide Supply Chain Leadership for the Canadian business and your team, this role represents Supply as part of the Canadian Leadership Team. In addition to having a voice in the execution of annual plans, you will be expected to help shape the culture of Team Canada and provide an amplified leadership across the wider Canadian organization and North American Supply team.

Management Responsibility:

4 Direct reports with a total team of 40+ (combination of salaried & hourly team members)

Site lead to Dunwin Keg warehouse and delivery for the entire Ontario region

Keys to Success:

  • Ensure continuity of supply and efficient interaction of all Demand and Supply elements for Canada.
  • Lead cross-functional strategic programs aimed at improving the total supply chain.
  • Communicate proactively with all key partners regarding the status of the Canadian Supply Chain.
  • Upgrade competencies within the group and organization.
  • Develop and implement optimized Canadian supply chain strategies in collaboration with wider North America Supply.
  • Build effective partnerships with Liquor Boards, Government, and trade bodies.
  • Sponsor strategic projects aimed at improving customer service levels, reducing operating costs, or decreasing order fulfillment lead-time.


Complexities of Role:
  • Ontario Guinness KEGs - lead all operational aspects of KEG warehousing and delivery in Ontario (including P&L management, Customer Service desk, LCBO relationship, Compliance and Health & Safety)
  • Champion the embedding of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) with all functions of
  • undefined
  • Embed recent and future Supply Planning systems
  • Manage Canadian Inventory profile of over $50M
  • Partner with both Diageo and 3rd Party Manufacturing with a Supply Plan that delivers the Canadian Sales plan


Experience / skills required:

Experience & Qualifications:
• Preferred MBA or business degree.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in operations and supply chain management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain strategy development and execution.
• Proven ability to influence and network within a matrixed organization.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and being the leader to set direction and vision

Strong leadership skills with experience in building, managing, and evolving teams;

credibility at senior levels is essential.
• Innovative problem-solving abilities to address business challenges.
• Expertise in Advanced Planning Systems (APS) and ERP systems (SAP preferred).

Thorough understanding of forecasting and inventory planning processes; knowledge of

MPS/MRP (Master Production Schedule/Material Requirements Planning) and DRP

(Distribution Requirements Planning) methodologies is beneficial.

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you're

supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including:

Worker Type :
Regular

Primary Location:
Dunwin

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :
2026-07-23

About Diageo

Diageo is a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, with its headquarters in London, England. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine. Diageo's brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan's and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. The company was formed in 1997 from the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. Diageo has operations in more than 180 countries and employs around 27,000 people.
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Size
27,783 employees
Market Cap
$100.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.1 billion
5 Year Trend
+5.1%
Revenue
$11.4 billion
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